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mona

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Barked: Wed Jun 3, '09 5:10pm PST


	I have an 9 month old Boston Terrier, Mona who I rescued from a woman who couldn't take care of her. When I got her she had papers and fixed and all up to date with shots. I took her to the vet because she was vomitting and had really bad gas. He told me it was a food allergy. Switched food to Royal C. and then about 5 days ago. She started vomitting and pooping all over. Took her again and he said it was a gastro flare up. It just doesnt seem to get any better and I love her so much. Any advice would help

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Truman

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Barked: Thu Jun 4, '09 4:19pm PST


	Could still be food--Royal C is not all that great, TBH (it's actually the only food that gives Truman the runs). Maybe try home cooked chicken and rice to settle her tummy down for a week and then go for something with fewer ingredients and no by-products. I like Orijen, but personally feed raw; it's the most absorbable food you can give them. Plus it can help with GI issues. A lot of dog foods contain stuff that their systems just aren't made to digest--grains are one, then add stuff like by-products, preservatives and such and you get the picture. I've heard pretty great success stories from people who have switched to raw diets--including my own dog (Truman came from the breeder eating a raw diet, but my older dog was on Kirkland kibble). Good places to start would be Nature's Variety, http://www.k-9kraving.com/, http://www.rawadvantagepetfood.com/Default.aspx?tabid=17463. These are 'complete' foods, packaged in a very user-friendly way. My dogs didn't really go for them--not smelly enough. So they get several blends from http://greentripe.com/. Not for the faint of heart, though! I can't say enough good things about my experience with this--little to NO gas from either dog, my almost 13 year old retriever is like a puppy again, and their teeth remain gorgeous. What you save in dental bills ($300-$600 a cleaning) and vet bills more than pays for raw food. Check out the boards on here for raw feeding and the other nutrition boards. They have way more info than your vet can give you. Vets often don't have much knowledge about nutrition; they learn about it in school from the big pet food companies like Purina and Hills, then when they set up practice, those same companies go and sell them food to sell to clients. That's the knowledge they have! SO many will freak at the idea of raw (though those in the know usually feed raw), and then direct you to their brands from Hills or Purina that are full of crap dogs can't digest like corn, soy, wheat, etc. Hope you get to the bottom of this issue--it's annoying to be sure!

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King Jackal- Jackson

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Barked: Thu Jun 4, '09 11:56pm PST


	As the previous poster suggested, Mona would probably benefit greatly from a higher quality food. Go to http://www.dogfoodproject.com for information that will help you choose the best food for her. Our dogs eat Natura's Healthwise. They all like it and do well on it, even those with sensitive stomachs. It's not only high quality but also made in the USA with only USA ingredients.

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Coco

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Barked: Fri Jun 5, '09 8:34am PST


	My Coco has gas often. Certain dog foods make it worse, but my Coco cannot eat people food, including plain boiled chicken to "calm" her stomach. If she does, she immediately vomits and occasionally will have diarrhea. I have found from many of my boston terrier owner friends that it is somewhat of a characteristic trait that Bostons will vomit occasionally, if not frequently. I know from our personal experience that Coco does, and our vet has not found any ill matters with her. If I give her food that are small bites, it occurs less, so that is what she gets.

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Bill

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Barked: Wed Jun 17, '09 1:31pm PST


	I don't know about food allergies, but I know that when my Boston gets the runs, pumpkin helps a lot. I also know that many dogs are allergic to corn, and I would recommend staying away from wheat too. I just published a book about Boston Terriers that included some challenges people had with their dogs. You can check it out at http://happytailsbooks.com. In the meantime, here's a short story about a dog with similar issues. He’s Just Not a Corn Dog: Poor Ralphie… his family wanted to get rid of him so badly that they faked that they were moving! When I went to pick him up I pretended not to notice the lack of moving boxes…what was I getting myself into? I quickly found out that I was knee deep in doodoo with my new dog…literally! Ralphie had a poopy problem! It wasn’t that he didn’t know he was supposed to go outside; it was that he just couldn’t hold it. This was clearly embarrassing for him and of course, a mess for us! Fortunately, his problem turned out to require a simple solution – he was allergic to corn and additives! Once we switched to a natural dog food the problem went away within 2 days! –Ruthann Hernandez

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Banjo

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Barked: Fri Jun 19, '09 6:14am PST


	I think that Boston's tend to be less gassy and have less intestinal problems as they mature. When Banjo was a puppy, he had terrible gas that would send us all running and he had several upset tummy episodes where he vomited and/or had diarrhea. When he was having an episode where he couldn't keep anything down, I would always back him off of food altogether for twelve to twenty-four hours and just give him ice cubes. Once his stomach settled down I would feed him small amounts of canned chicken and Minute Rice. You can also talk to your vet about giving your dog the appropriate dose of regular-strength Pepcid AC during these episodes. Our vet recommended it and it really helped. If you are not feeding your BT enough, she will also get so hungry she will vomit fluid. This is common during their first year. Try feeding your BT several smaller meals rather than one or two big meals until she gets a bit bigger. Or give her a small snack before bed. Sometimes they wake up in the mornings extremely hungry and that's when you will run into trouble. Finally, choose the highest quality food you can. I highly recommend Orijen. It is what finally gave us peace. Remember, though, that Boston's tend to be really gassy because of their scrunched up little faces. When they eat, drink, or chew on a bone, the will often gulp air that has to be released back into the atmosphere at some point. I think you will see an improvement, though, if you change to a high quality food and after your dog is over a year old. Think of how often a human baby has gas, loose stools and vomits. Your BT baby will soon outgrow this stage, too. Hope this helps. Edited by author Fri Jun 19, '09 6:18am PST

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Baxter

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Barked: Sun Jun 21, '09 10:10am PST


	bostons are gassy gusses of the world. She is pup. well I would go to wellness or solid gold. there might not be any way around the gas. As an adult mine seemed to really be healthy on the candidea but I don't care for it for other dog s in the house. He still had gas. I think for you if this is going on, you may want to get a food with fiber in it. I think maybe wellness would be good fit for your pup

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Truman

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Barked: Thu Aug 6, '09 8:59am PST


	Gas is a sign that your dog cannot digest something properly, it's not 'normal' to have a lot of smelly gas. Grains exacerbate the issue because a dogs digestive system CANNOT digest most grains. The only time we get gas is when we feed kibble of any kind.

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Tubby

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Barked: Wed Sep 16, '09 5:23pm PST


	When Tubby's problem started it was stomach. He was put on a boiled chicken and rice diet (which helped SO much). That is only temporary diet, but can settle things for the time being. It could be a food allergy and trying different foods might help. A food you can get from your vet is Hills Prescription Z/D is good (but expensive)! I hope you find out what is wrong!! I know how hard it is when your baby is sick and it seems to take forever to figure it out!!

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Gracie

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Barked: Tue Oct 13, '09 1:00pm PST


	Things I've found to reduce gas in Bostons: Avoid anything with beet pulp in it. Stay away from corn. Stay away from things like eukanuba, royal canin, science diet, pedigree, alpo, anything by purina- especially beniful, Nuto(used to be good but isn't anymore). If the food requires that your dog eat more than a cup of dry food(unless your dog is very large or very active) a day for an adult dog, the extra food in the digestive system can cause problems with gas. Really the best thing to do is feed a raw diet- bostons do very well on a raw diet as well as home cooked. The next best thing to a raw diet is a good quality food. for Bostons I like: Chicken soup for the dog lovers soul Taste of the wild Natures variety-they have a raw food too Merricks grammys pot pie

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